Supporting device for water-closets.



E. G. WATROUS.

SUPPORTING DEUCE FOR WATER cLoSETs.

APPLICATION HLED MAY 1914.

Iil GA WATROUS.

SUPPOWNG Dimmi FOR WMEP CLOSHS.

APPUCAYION HLEC' MAY 29, '1914.

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EARL G. WATROUS,

OF CHICAGO,

ILLINOIS.

SUPPORTING DEVICE FOR WATER-CIAOSETS. I

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 18, 1916.

Application filed May 29, 1914. Serial No. 841,722.

To all 'who/lt t may concern.

Be it known that I, EAM. G. lV'rnocs, a citizen of the United States. residing at Chicago, in the county ot' Cook and State of Illinois, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in lSupporting Devices for \Vater-(.)loscts, of which the following is a description, reference beingr had to the accompanyingr drawings, forming part of this specification.

Bly invention hasfor its principal object the provision of a simpler and more efficient device for supporting and securing in position water-closets ot' the type which have a rearward discharge tnrough the wall to the soil pipe behind the same and are supported from said pipe and have no support upon the floor.

The novelty ot the invention will hereinafter be more fully set forth and particularly pointed out in the claims.

ln the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation, partly in Section, of a water-closet supported b v a soil pipe b v means of my improved supporting` device.y said view also disclosing a luacket-anchor secured to the soil pipe and embedded in the floor beneath the, closet: Fig. '15 a rear elevation of the closet bowl shown in ["ig. 1 g Fig.

3 a perspective view of' the t'orward side of my novel supporting device. and Fig. l a similar view oi the rear side thereof.

The same letters ot' reference are used to indicate. corresponding parts in the several views.

Referring to Fig. 1, is a wertical soil pipe of a building. located ina stack behind the wall B. and in the present instance having secured to it an anchoring and supporting bracket (l which is embedded in thel floor D. beneath the closet bowl E. which latter is supported upon the pipe in the manner and by the means to be described. The bracket (l is provided with a split hub C which embraces and is firmly clamped upon the soil pipe A. ln the form shown, the bracket is of inverted T-shapc in crosssection. having a horizontal base flange and a middle vertical web, and is shownas einv bedded inthe 'concrete floor. but where floors of other construction are employed the bracket may be introduced in and rest upon the loor in any suitable, manner that will resist downward strain upon it. lnasmuch as the closet bowl E is'supported. entirely from the soil pipe, any strain imposed by weight upon the closet will be transmitted through the pipe to the bracket C and be reslsted and supported by the latter.

In the instance shown in the drawings the. closet is supported upon or from the upper end of the soil pipe A, the latter having screwed upon it an elbow F from which leads a vent pipe G; but the closet may of course be similarly supported from a T- fitting interposed in a soil pipe extending to floors above that upon which the closet shown is located.

The wall B is provided with a large circular opening H, over and around which fits rear end of the closet bowl E. A rear view of this wall-flange of the closet is shown in Fig. 2. where'it will be seen that it has a recessed or depressed portion I formed in its rear face, such recessed or depressed portion being surrounded by a comparatively narrow raisedl portion I2. the surface of which is accurately ground` At the center of the recessed or depressed portion is a raised portion 13 surrounding the discharge outlet J of the closet and flush with the pe# ripheral surface T2. and accurately ground like the latter. This central raised portion, surrounding the discharge opening J. is of approximately triangular Shape in the present instance. and is provided with three bolt holes. two ot' them. l( K. being located above and upon opposite sides of the discharge outlet J. and the third. l1. being located ver tically beneath said outlet.

The internally threaded horizontal arm of the elbow F has firmly screwed into it an externally threaded sleeve or nipple N, upon the forward end olwhich sleeve or nipple is screwed the hub of the closet-attachingmember 0. which is shown in perspective view in Figs. 3 and 4. 'l'his hub is provided with three radial arms l, each provided at its outer end. in the present instance. with a circular boss l centrally tapped with a threaded hole for the reception of a bolt Q.

and each having its front face slightly raised above the front face of the arm P.

\Vashers are confined on the boltsQJ by the.

heads of the latter,

Formed in the front end or forward face ot' the hub O is an annular recess R, Figs. 1 and il. in which is seated a packing ring or gasket which is preferably circular in cross section before it is compressed in assembling the parts. Projecting forward bel the wall-flange I which is formed upon thel yond the annular recess R, and forming a continuation of its inner wall, is a short circular flange or nipple T adapted to enter and fit within the annular recess M in the rear face of the closet bowl structure, Figs. 1 and 2. i

Under the above described construction, the parts may be conveniently assembled, and the closet secured to the soil pipe, in the following manner: The bolts Q are removed from the arms P of the attaching member O, and the latter is applied to the rear face of the closet, with the flange or nipple T fitting within the annular recess M, with the packing ring S bearing against the rear face of the portion I3 of the closet immediately surrounding the recess M, and with the front faces of the circular bosses a upon the outer ends of the arms P of the attaching member fitting against the accurately ground face' of the portion I3 at the three corners thereof, the threaded holes in the bosses a being coincident with the bolt holes K K and L. The bolts Q are then inserted through said bolt holes from the forward side of the wall flange, with the washers upon theln, and their threaded rear ends screwed into the threaded holes in the outer ends of the arms P of the attaching member O, so as to draw the latter' tightly against the rear face of the portion I3 of the wall flange of the closet, thereby compressing the packing ring S between the forward face of the hub O of the attaching member and the accurately ground face vof the portion I3 of the wall flange of the closet, around the recess M therein, and forming aperfectly water and gas-tight joint between said parts, while at the same time firmly securing the attaching member' O to the closet, With said attaching member thus secured to the closet, it is applied to the front of the threaded nipple N, which projects forwardly from the elbow F of the soil pipe into the opening H in the wall B,

and the closet bowl and attaching member' are turned together upon said nipple until the attaching member is screwed firmly upon said nipple and the closet bowl is brought into desired position with the rear face of its wallllange I in close proximity to the front face. of the wall B of the room.

The provision of the accurately ground snrface 13 upon the rear face of 'the wall 'fange of the closet, surrounding the annular recess M and the discharge opening J, the plane of such surface being at right angles to the axis of the closet connection and the `opening J, :affords a perfect bearing and packing ring or gasket S surrounding the recess M and discharge opening J, and insures a perfectlygvater-tight and gas-tight joint between the attaching memberl O and Ithe closet. The location of the marginal surface I2 of the rear face of the wall flange of the closet in the same plane with the surface I3 enables both of said surfaces to be accurately ground at one and the same operation, while the separation of said surfaces from each other by the intermediate recess I very materially lessens the work of the grinding operation, as compared with the Work which would be required if said recess were omitted and the rear face of the wall flange formed of one continuous surface.

Having thus fully described my invention I claim:

1. The herein described supporting and attaching device for water-closets, comprising the threaded hub O having the radialv arms P and provided at its forward end with the circular flange or nipple T and in its forward face with the annular recess `R surrounding said flange or nipple, and

the bolts Q engaging the outer ends of the arms P; substantially as described.

2. The. herein described supporting and attaching device for Water-closets, compris- `ing the threaded hub O having the radial arms. having tbe raised bosses a at their extremities, said hub O being provided at its forward end with the flange or nipple T and inA its forward face with the recess R surrounding said flange or nipple, and the bolts Q engaging the bosses a upon the extremities of the arms P and carrying the washers b; substantially as described.

3. 'The combination, with the wall B of a room provided with the opening Il, of the Soil pipev A located behind. said wall and provided with the fitting F having thc forwardly projecting horizontal member coincidcnt with the opening ll in said wall, the water-closet-E in front of said wall, provided with the wall flange I having the ground rear faces I2 and I3 located in the same plane and separated by the recess I, the attaching member 0 supported upon the fitting F and provided in its forward face with the annular recess R, the packing. ring S seated in said recess R and bearing against the face of the portion I3 of the wall flange of the closet around the discharge opening J, and the bolts Q, securing the attaching member 0 to the wall flange I of the closet. 4. The combination. with the wall B of a room, provided with the opening H, of' the soil pipe A located behind said Wall and' provided with the fitting F having the forwardly projecting horizontal member coincident with the opening H in said wall, the water-closet E in front of saidv wall, provided witb the wall flange I having the iso *round rear faces I and l'3 located in the inc plane and separated by the recess l, and having the annular recess M in the p0rtion I3 surroui'uling the discharge opening J, andY provided with the three triangularly arranged bolty holes l( Ii' ind L, the threaded huh (l supported upon the itting VF and having the radial'arnis l, and provided au its front end with the, flauwe or nipple T iittinff within the reeess. al of the closet structure. and with the annular recess l snrrmuidinsy said sleew or nipple. the paclv ing ring S seated in said reress l and hearw in;K against the iaee oi' the portion l of the wall lange l of the rlosetaround the recess M therein, and the belts Q, passed through the holt holes li li and L in the `wall ilange l oi' the closet and engaging; the

outer ends of the arms i of the huh U; suh stantially as descrihed.

The conihination. with the nali li a rooin.y provided with the opening' ll, rof the soil pipe located hehind said wall an l provided with the fittingV l* having the ferwardly j'nojecting horizontal nieinher coin eident with the opening ll in said wall, the water-Closet li in front oil said wall. pi, vided with the wall flange l having tue `ground rear laces l"2 and l loeated in the saine plane and separated h v the 'recess l. and ha ring thel annular recess M in `the portion l surrouinling the discharge openingr J. and provided with 'the three, triangularlv arranged holt holes K li and L. the threaded huh the nipple N connecting the said huh with the ttin;r l and servingr to supporty said huh upon said fitting. said huh (i) havin; r the radial arias l and provided at. its l'ront end with the llange or nipple 'l` lilting wilhiii the recess )l in they wall 'langze l olE the closet. und havinjdr the annular reeess ll surrounding said llange or nipple. (he paeltin;r ring 5 sealed in s id recess and hearingr against the ground l'aee ol' the surfare l ol' the eloset around they rer-ess M therein` and the polls (j passed through the holt. holes4 l( lv and li in the llanfje I of the closet and enlgafgilu.r the arms l oli the huh 0; suhst:mti:1ll vv as described.

6. The combination, with the wall B of a room, provided with the opening H, of the soil pipe A located behind said wall and provided wit-h the tting l* havingr the forwardly projecting hm'iontal member coincident, with the openingY ll in said Wall, the wateieloset l"A in front of said wall, provided with the wail, flange l havingT the ground rear fares ,l2 and l located in the saine plane and srj'iaratial o v' the recess l" and ha ving the annular recess M in the por-- tion ls surrounding the v'lischarge opening J. and provided with thl three frianggjularlv arranged holt holes l( ii and l.` the. tlireaded huh (Y) supported upon the im; li and leaning` the radial arias l) norided wifgh the circular hosses a. said huh (l also ha,\ing at its` front end the flange or nipple. lf fitting; in the recess M in the aee. l"l of 'the llange I ol' the closet. and provided with the annular reeess ll surrouinlin;r said thingie or nipple7 the packing ringy h seated in said recess and hearing against! the face l. of the closet. flange around the rereas 3d theY in, the liolts Q passed through they heh, holes h l( und L in the Mange l and havingr their threaded rear ends engagL-ul with :he outer ent`E of the arms l of the huh (i), and the wasl'iers Y interposed hetween the heaos o said hol and the forward lare oiv the flange lV of tl closet. howl: substantially as descrilied.

T. The eonihinatimi, nith the wall B and floor l), the former prorided with the openingr ll` of a vertical soil pipe A located in the stack behind said wall, the ,litting F carried hy said soil pipe and having the l'orwardlv projecting' horizontal nieniher coincident with the opening H in the wall B, the hrjuliet secured to the pipe A henea'th the itting l? and eiitelnlinglr horizontally Jforward l'roni the pipe into the floor l). and the closet, howl lil supported upon the fittingl lf in front of the wall l and provided with the flange l covering the opening llY in Said wall; substantially as deserilaufl.

'itnesses Lorna l. lfliiwiiv" lonnirr DonininMAN. 

